diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1d3a1b1ac0..517a64896a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ lerna-debug.log
 
 # Yarn lock file
 yarn.lock
+
+# Custom typings
+custom_typing/*.js
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c80a8f2436a..59a34424841 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18247,6 +18247,35 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-1.9.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-4krF8scpejhaOgqzBEcGM7yDIEfi0/8+8zDRZhNZZ2kjmHJ4hv3zCbQWxoJGz1iw5U0Jl0nma13xzHXcncMavQ=="
     },
+    "tslint": {
+      "version": "5.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslint/-/tslint-5.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-EeJrzLiK+gLdDZlWyuPUVAtfVMM=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "babel-code-frame": "^6.22.0",
+        "builtin-modules": "^1.1.1",
+        "chalk": "^2.3.0",
+        "commander": "^2.12.1",
+        "diff": "^3.2.0",
+        "glob": "^7.1.1",
+        "js-yaml": "^3.7.0",
+        "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
+        "resolve": "^1.3.2",
+        "semver": "^5.3.0",
+        "tslib": "^1.8.0",
+        "tsutils": "^2.12.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "tsutils": {
+      "version": "2.27.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsutils/-/tsutils-2.27.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AE/7uzp32MmaHvNNFES85hhUDHFdFZp6OAiZcd6y4ZKKIg6orJTm8keYWBhIhrJQH3a4LzNKat7ZPXZt5aTf6w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "tslib": "^1.8.1"
+      }
+    },
     "tty-browserify": {
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tty-browserify/-/tty-browserify-0.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 802f23095a1..5a6013a2efb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,22 +25,25 @@
     "bin"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "eslint \"./bin/*.js\" \"./test/**/*.js\" \"./packages/**/!(node_modules)/*.js\" ",
+    "appveyor:lint": "lerna bootstrap && npm run lint",
+    "appveyor:test": "npm run test",
+    "bootstrap": "npm run clean:all && npm install && lerna bootstrap",
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "bundlesize": "bundlesize",
+    "changelog": "conventional-changelog --config ./build/changelog-generator/index.js --infile CHANGELOG.md --same-file",
+    "clean:all": "rimraf node_modules package-lock.json packages/*/node_modules packages/*/package-lock.json",
     "format": "prettier-eslint ./bin/*.js ./test/**/*.js ./packages/**/*.js --write",
+    "jsdoc": "jsdoc -c jsdoc.json -r -d docs",
     "lint:codeOnly": "eslint \"{bin}/**/!(__testfixtures__)/*.js\" \"{bin}/**.js\"",
+    "lint": "eslint \"./bin/*.js\" \"./test/**/*.js\" \"{packages}/**/!(node_modules)/*.test.js\" && npm run tslint",
     "precommit": "lint-staged",
     "pretest": "npm run lint",
-    "test": "nyc jest",
     "reportCoverage": "nyc report --reporter=json && codecov -f coverage/coverage-final.json --disable=gcov",
-    "jsdoc": "jsdoc -c jsdoc.json -r -d docs",
-    "appveyor:lint": "lerna bootstrap && npm run lint",
-    "appveyor:test": "npm run test",
+    "test": "nyc jest",
     "travis:integration": "npm run test && npm run reportCoverage",
     "travis:lint": "lerna bootstrap && npm run lint && npm run bundlesize",
-    "bundlesize": "bundlesize",
-    "changelog": "conventional-changelog --config ./build/changelog-generator/index.js --infile CHANGELOG.md --same-file",
-    "clean:all": "rimraf node_modules package-lock.json packages/*/node_modules packages/*/package-lock.json",
-    "bootstrap": "npm run clean:all && npm install && lerna bootstrap"
+    "tslint": "tslint -c tslint.json \"{packages}/**/!(node_modules)/*.ts\"",
+    "watch": "tsc -w"
   },
   "lint-staged": {
     "{packages,bin}/**/!(__testfixtures__)/**.js": [
@@ -128,6 +131,8 @@
     "prettier-eslint-cli": "^4.7.1",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
     "schema-utils": "^0.4.5",
+    "tslint": "^5.10.0",
+    "typescript": "^2.9.2",
     "webpack": "^4.8.3",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.4"
   }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e692ad4acb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "es6",
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "packages/**/*.ts"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules/**",
+    "packages/*/node_modules/**"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ce40166829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "defaultSeverity": "error",
+    "extends": [
+        "tslint:recommended"
+    ],
+    "jsRules": {},
+    "rules": {},
+    "rulesDirectory": [],
+    "linterOptions": {
+      "exclude": [
+        "node_modules/**",
+        "packages/*/node_modules/**"
+      ]
+    }
+}